Four years ago, in a WebMD/Medscape video editorial, I called for a national ban on partially hydrogenated trans fat, an artificially manufactured, harmful fat that promotes heart disease and diabetes. At that time it was commonly added to commercially prepared fried and baked foods, and average intake was estimated to be 5 to 6 grams per day with an associated 25% increase in heart disease risk in the US.
Calls like mine were commonplace among nutrition experts and some politicians, and since
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